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• Navy Crashes: 2 More Commanders Fired Ahead Of Capitol Hill Hearing trib.al/ZFmha31 https://t.co/pwcfBxjq54

  19-09-2017 17:11 via twitter.com
  
  Navy Crashes: 2 More Commanders Fired Ahead Of Capitol Hill Hearing trib.al/ZFmha31 https://t.co/pwcfBxjq54
  
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• Biden arrives in France for D-Day ceremonies

  05-06-2024 14:14 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden arrived in France Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion as he seeks to solidify support for European allies and contrast his global leadership with political rival former President Trump.
  Biden touched down in Paris early Wednesday and was greeted by French officials, including Prime Minister Garbiel Attal.
  The president will travel to Normandy Thursday, where he will deliver remarks focused on democracy and freedom and meet with U.S. veterans and veterans
  
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• The Memo: Gaza cease-fire push could determine Biden’s 2024 fate

  05-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is facing a critical moment on an issue that threatens to capsize his reelection hopes — the conflict in Gaza.The president has put his full weight behind a push for a six-week cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that could, he says, lead to a permanent cessation of hostilities.But it is a risky gambit for a multitude of reasons. For a start, Biden is caught in politically dangerous crosscurrents. The left wants him to put far greater restraints on Israel. Pro-Israel Democr
  
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• How Elise Stefanik became a top Trump VP contender

  05-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  This is part of The Hill's ongoing series looking at Donald Trump's possible vice-presidential picks.
  Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has been steadily rising in the ranks of the GOP for years, but it took an off-the-cuff question about antisemitism on college campuses to send her public profile through the roof.“It wasn’t a prepared question,” Stefanik said in an interview with The Hill last month. “I wrote it down in pencil five minutes before.” The ch
  
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• Could Trump beat Biden in a blowout?

  05-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden’s poor polling numbers have raised questions about the possibility of a blowout victory by former President Trump in November, even as he grapples with his own political challenges in the wake of a conviction in a New York hush-money trial.A blowout wouldn’t look like the landslide reelection of President Ronald Reagan over Democrat Walter Mondale in 1984. But it could mean Trump winning more Electoral College votes than expected by flipping most if not all of the sta
  
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• Trump takes a hit in New Jersey: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

  05-06-2024 06:05 via thehill.com
  
  A number of states held primaries for races up and down the ballot Tuesday, with President Biden and Donald Trump inching ever closer to their respective nominations and a couple notable Senate matchups solidifying.Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington, D.C., held some of the last presidential primaries of the cycle. Guam and the Virgin Islands will officially cap off the presidential primary on Saturday, when they both hold their Democratic contests.  But Tuesday nig
  
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• Comer says he 'likes the idea' of Fauci being arrested over COVID protocols

  05-06-2024 04:16 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he “likes the idea” of former COVID response chief Anthony Fauci being arrested over his testimony Monday about the early Trump administration response to the coronavirus.Comer said Fauci lied to Congress about the government’s early COVID response, claiming he made up the recommended six-foot spacing, which quickly became ubiquitous amid the pandemic and other restrictions.“At the end of the day, if you lie to Congress, that&rsq
  
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• Biden wins New Mexico Democratic primary

  05-06-2024 03:07 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is projected to win New Mexico’s Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. New Mexico has 34 delegates up for grabs on the Democrats’ side and is among one of the last states this week to hold their presidential contest. Though Biden didn’t face any serious competition, organizers have urged primary voters to cast ballots for “uncommitted” as a way to protest the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hama
  
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• Sen. Bob Menendez's son wins New Jersey House primary amid father's corruption trial

  05-06-2024 03:03 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) will win the Democratic nomination for another term in his House seat representing New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. Menendez held off primary challenges from Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and businessman Kyle Jasey for the nomination and will be the heavy favorite to win two more years in the House in November in the solid Democratic district. Menendez faced a much more trying primary this year than for his first election
  
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• Conaway wins Democratic primary in race to succeed New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim

  05-06-2024 02:59 via thehill.com
  
  State Assembly member Herb Conaway will win the Democratic nomination for the seat representing New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. Conaway defeated fellow state Assembly member Carol Murphy and a few other candidates for the nomination to succeed Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), who chose not to seek another term in office to instead run for Senate. Kim was projected to win his Senate primary Tuesday night and is the heavy favorite to win in November.Conaw
  
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• Andy Kim wins Democratic primary in New Jersey Senate race

  05-06-2024 02:04 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) will be the Democratic nominee for Senate in New Jersey, Decision Desk HQ projects. Kim will be the favorite to win the Senate seat to succeed embattled Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) in the solidly blue state. Menendez chose not to seek the Democratic nomination after he was indicted on a wide range of charges in his federal bribery case, but he is running for reelection as an independent. Kim initially announced his entry into the Senate race a day after Menendez,
  
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• Budget chief says immigration surge could add $1 trillion to Social Security coffers

  05-06-2024 00:20 via thehill.com
  
  “The immigration surge, we project from 2021 to 2026, will result in about $1 trillion in additional revenue” over a ten year period, Dr. Phillip Swagel, director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told lawmakers during a Tuesday hearing.Members of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security convened to examine the current and projected financial status of the dwindling Social Security Trust Fund, as the program hurdles towards potential cuts upwards of 21 percent
  
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• Garland pushes Republicans on 'dangerous' rhetoric

  04-06-2024 23:11 via thehill.com
  
  Attorney General Merrick Garland struck a more forceful tone with the House Judiciary Committee, challenging Republican rhetoric he at different turns called “false” and “dangerous.”That pushback from the mild-mannered attorney general came as Republican interest has piqued into investigations into former President Trump, particularly those led by district attorneys.Garland was also battered over his decision to not release tapes of President Biden’s interview
  
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• Watch live: Biden, first lady host White House congressional picnic

  04-06-2024 23:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will deliver opening remarks Tuesday evening at this year’s White House congressional picnic.The tradition brings the members of the executive and legislative branches and their families together for an atmosphere of celebration across party lines.This is the third time hosting the informal get-together on the South Lawn for the president and first lady Jill Biden.
  The president is slated to speak at 6:15 p.m. EDT.Watch the live video above.
  
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• House votes to punish International Criminal Court

  04-06-2024 22:44 via thehill.com
  
  The House on Tuesday approved legislation aimed at penalizing the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it weighs whether to bring war crimes charges against Israeli leaders for their conduct in the war with Hamas.The tally was 247-155 with every Republican voting in favor of the proposal. They were joined by 42 pro-Israel Democrats with a history of backing Tel Aviv even when doing so bucks their own leadership.Leaders in both parties — including President Biden —&nb
  
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• House votes to punish global war crimes court after Israel arrest warrant requests

  04-06-2024 22:44 via thehill.com
  
  The House on Tuesday approved legislation aimed at penalizing the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it weighs whether to bring war crimes charges against Israeli leaders for their conduct in the war with Hamas.The tally was 247-155 with every Republican voting in favor of the proposal. They were joined by 42 pro-Israel Democrats with a history of backing Tel Aviv even when doing so bucks their own leadership.Leaders in both parties — including President Biden —&nbs
  
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• NC Republican compares Trump's situation to segregated South

  04-06-2024 22:42 via thehill.com
  
  North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop (R) compared former President Trump’s current legal situation to being a Black person in the segregated South. “It’s as bad as it was in Alabama in 1950… if a person happened to be Black, in order to get justice,” Bishop said Monday on “The Pete Kaliner Show” on Charlotte radio station WBT. “And, that’s what they did in New York, so it was fundamentally rigged and the people who attacked me for saying so,
  
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• Biden seeks sharp contrast to Trump to mark D-Day in France

  04-06-2024 22:30 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will depart Tuesday night for France, where he will spend the rest of the week seeking to draw a sharp contrast in values and in global leadership with former President Trump, his 2024 political rival.Biden is set to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion alongside other world leaders and deliver remarks focused on democracy and freedom, a major tentpole of his reelection bid.The president will cap off his visit with a stop at the same cemetery where Trump was una
  
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• Rubio writes off Biden southern border executive order as a 'joke'

  04-06-2024 21:59 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) is joining the chorus of Republicans deriding President Biden’s executive order to limit asylum at the southern border, calling the plan a “joke” that would do little to lower the number of crossings, even if it is fully implemented.  “Biden new border ‘plan’ is a joke,” Rubio said in a Tuesday post on social media platform X. “Even if Biden actually enforced it fully (which he won’t) it would still allo
  
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• Texas Democrat pushes back on Biden's asylum order: 'Isn't going to work'

  04-06-2024 21:40 via thehill.com
  
  Democratic Rep. Greg Casar (Texas) slammed President Biden's new executive policy that will limit asylum seekers at the southern border, arguing it appeals to the GOP "talking points" on immigration and will not actually reduce illegal crossings.
  "The Republican Party here in Congress tries to cover up its own failures by scapegoating immigrations. It's the oldest trick in the book and they continue to advocate for closing legal pathways to migration, and pointing at chaos at the border," Casar
  
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• Biden's long-awaited southern border measure draws fire from all sides

  04-06-2024 21:39 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday unveiled a long-anticipated measure that will significantly limit the number of migrants seeking asylum at the southern border, an attempt to tackle a complicated election-year issue head on after legislative efforts failed. “Today I’m moving past Republican obstruction and using executive authorities available to me as president to do what I can on my own to address the border,” Biden said in remarks from the White House. “Frankly, I woul
  
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• Biden blames Trump, GOP for leaving him ‘no choice’ on asylum order 

  04-06-2024 21:15 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday blamed former President Trump and Republicans for leaving him with no choice but to act on curbing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-southern border.The president, in remarks from the White House, said he is “moving past Republican obstruction” to act on his own and announce the order, which will be in effect when the seven-day average of daily border crossings exceeds 2,500 between ports of entry. “Frankly, I would have preferred to address thi
  
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• Speaker Johnson: No ‘commitment’ on Biden impeachment as Greene threatens to force vote

  04-06-2024 21:02 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday refused to commit to staging a vote on impeaching President Biden over the situation at the southern border, after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) threatened to force a vote on the matter.“I’m not making any commitment on that this morning,” Johnson said when asked about Greene’s comments the day before. “We have to let the constitutional process and our constitutional responsibility play out.”Johnson said it is poss
  
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• Biden says he doesn't think Netanyahu is playing politics with war in Gaza

  04-06-2024 20:51 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden said Tuesday that he does not think Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "playing politics" with his handling of the war in Gaza.“I don’t think so. He’s trying to work out a serious problem he has," Biden said when asked after remarks on the border whether Netanyahu was "playing politics with the war."Biden's comments came hours after a Time magazine interview was published in which he said it was reasonable for people to conclude Netanyahu was drawing o
  
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• Speaker Johnson announces plan to take on justice system following Trump conviction

  04-06-2024 19:51 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced a “three-pronged approach” Tuesday to go after the justice system following former President Trump’s conviction.The plan, according to Johnson, includes using the appropriations process, legislation brought to the floor and Congress’s oversight authority to take on the Justice Department.“All those things will be happening vigorously, because we have to do that, because the stakes are too high and because people are losing fait
  
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• Speaker Johnson calls Biden ‘the worst president in the history of the country’ 

  04-06-2024 19:46 via thehill.com
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday ripped into President Biden, calling him the "worst president in the history of the country" in a discussion about Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) floating an effort to impeach Biden. Greene told reporters Monday she would move to force a vote that night on impeaching Biden over the situation at the U.S. southern border, but said she would hold off until speaking with Johnson first. The two met late Tuesday morning, shortly after Johnson said h
  
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• Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on executive order to limit flow of migrants at border

  04-06-2024 19:30 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will comment Tuesday afternoon on a new policy to limit migrant crossings at the southern U.S. border.The executive order follows unsuccessful efforts by the White House to push Congress toward a bipartisan compromise, as well as continued criticism of Biden’s record on immigration from many Republicans. Conversely, some Democrats are displeased with the measures Biden just announced.Under the new standards for enforcement, granting asylum to migrants will be halted based
  
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• Watch: Biden delivers remarks on executive order to limit flow of migrants at border

  04-06-2024 19:30 via thehill.com
  
  Recorded earlierPresident Biden spoke Tuesday afternoon to announce a new policy to limit migrant crossings at the southern U.S. border. Biden announces order limiting asylum at the southern border: Here’s what it will doThe executive order follows unsuccessful efforts by the White House to push Congress toward a bipartisan compromise, as well as continued criticism of Biden’s record on immigration from many Republicans. Conversely, some Democrats are displeased with the measures Bi
  
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• ACLU to challenge Biden's border action: 'Same approach' as Trump asylum ban

  04-06-2024 19:22 via thehill.com
  
  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Tuesday it planned to sue the Biden administration over a newly unveiled policy that will restrict asylum claims at the southern border.“The Biden administration just announced an executive order that will severely restrict people's legal right to seek asylum, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk,” the organization posted on the social platform X.“This action takes the same approach as the Trump administration's asylum ban. W
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez knocks Mondaire Jones for turning on Jamaal Bowman

  04-06-2024 18:59 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to fault progressive former Rep. Mondaire Jones for not backing their fellow New York Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman in his primary race.Ocasio-Cortez reposted an article Tuesday from The New York Times that reported Jones’s endorsement of Bowman’s primary challenger, George Latimer. She called on Democrats to unite behind Bowman in her post on social media platform X to ensure that he wins his reelection bid.“Jamaal Bowman has earned support
  
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